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Woman Admits Killing Beau Over Bruce

Musical dispute was last straw

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(Newser) – An Australian woman said she had a "brain snap" when her boyfriend wouldn't let her play a Bruce Springsteen CD, CNN reports. She stabbed him to death with a kitchen knife, swallowed a handful of pills, then called emergency services. "I couldn't even play Bruce Springsteen on my stereo. Can you believe that?" she asked the arresting officers.

During a police interview she said she had gotten sick of being bossed around. "Who doesn't like Bruce Springsteen? I am 49 years old and I want to play my own music," she said. The couple had both been drinking the night of the stabbing. A Brisbane court sentenced the woman to 8 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Bruce Springsteen performs during his concert with the E Street Band at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, Monday, Oct. 29, 2007.
Bruce Springsteen performs during his concert with the E Street Band at the Los Angeles Sports Arena, Monday, Oct. 29, 2007.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
U.S. singer Bruce Springsteen takes to the stage in a sell out concert at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Saturday, Dec, 15, 2007.
U.S. singer Bruce Springsteen takes to the stage in a sell out concert at the Odyssey Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Saturday, Dec, 15, 2007.   (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)
Bruce Springsteen, right and Nils Lofgren, left, perform with the E Street Band at the sold out SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany, on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007.
Bruce Springsteen, right and Nils Lofgren, left, perform with the E Street Band at the sold out SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany, on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007.   (AP Photo/Daniel Roland)
Bruce Springsteen performs at the XL Center, in Hartford, Connecticut during his latest tour.
Bruce Springsteen performs at the XL Center, in Hartford, Connecticut during his latest tour.   (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
"I mean, who doesn't like Bruce Springsteen?", the woman asked police. A Brisbane court has sentenced her to eight years in prison for manslaughter.   (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
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